Galatian Conundrums

Adding to my post there, it should be said that the Apostles who served with the living Christ did not appoint, nor anoint Saul as an Apostle. Therefore he was not considered in their number as a fellow Apostle. Saul , who some call Paul, informed us of this in his letter to the church in Galatia. That no mortal conferred upon Paul the Apostle title because Paul's ministry began before he encountered the Apostles three years after the Damascus road encounter.

The Book of Galatians chapter 1 verse 1. Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead

It`s a bone you can`t let go of isn`t it? I`m a Baptist Berean Charismatic Apostolic Quaker Assembly Mountain New Covenant believer.

No, as I have said, if you decline to answer, I am fine.

I gave you a detailed answer

I did not recall you stating that you learn it from the preaching of that Baptist church.

No I never said I did. There is a post where I mentioned visiting a dispensationalist church. They considered themselves Bereans which is an idea that I liked and has dominated my search for truth ever since.

I see, since you mention the term Bereans, they probably have their roots from the Berean Bible Society, thus it means they take Cornelius R Stam as their main teacher.

Now you are clear.

I may add some more tomorrow as it is late but I feel it necessary to point out that none of us "have arrived" in our own understandings and that everything is not yet said and done as per scripture. I personally find Acts 10:10-16 important to note in that things were still being revealed to Peter and that it isn't usually (if ever) a great epiphany across the board (unless you count the gift of salvation)...we are all maturing at different rates in different ways. He didn't get it at the time that salvation was extended to the gentiles and the Lord made it clear...through his design and timing.

There are plenty of things that have not yet been revealed. Or at least the understanding thereof has not been "made full" to the body at large, or to anyone. Like what a glorified body will be.

I realize this is obvious but there is much we do not yet "know" so to say that we have "everything" would be incorrect in a sense and correct in a sense. As I firmly believe that what has necessary has been written just not fully "realized" in time. Depending on how you view revelatory knowledge and how time "can" be understood (at least to the possibility of point of views that show our limitations clearly).

Posted just to inject that I sometimes speak publicly about private interpretations that 5 years later I understand a little more fully and am able to come to agreement in the spirit with others when I more fully understand what I was scratching at in the first place.
so at times (this seems like a good instance) it makes sense to let a topic drop, take a step back and reassess how I am coming across. Not specifically at OP but in general, I actually very much like discussing the OP verse and related verses but find it difficult to come to agreement with others about it at present. I certainly don't think I understand, just that it is vague and it's been opened up to me a lot over the past year and it's useful to know that other people are focusing on it also.



This discussion has seemingly become a "tad" discordant.

The word apostle with no other meaning simply means "sent one" Paul was not of the number 12 a remnant of all. It did not make him any less of a apostle

if that is so, why is Jesus here revealing His identity to a Gentile, causing her to believe?

i'd say John 3:14-15 shouldn't be left out


just as the brazen serpent was lifted up - that all to look to it were granted life

Samaritans are actually half Jews half Gentiles.

In the Gospel of the Kingdom, the Gentiles could be saved, but only thru the Jews (Genesis 12:3).

Examples include Rahab, who was saved because she hid the Jewish spies, the Roman Centurion, who helped the Jews build the synagogue, and the Canaanite lady, who ask to eat the crumbs that fell from the Jewish children's bread.

More time wasting remarks as you work to take us back through issues that have already been discussed. Go read the posts if you really want to discuss.

You`ve been following this thread since it began. I know what you do and so do you.

Jesus himself already clearly stated in Matthew 15:2 "I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

He even told his 12 disciples in Matt 10:5-6 "Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

If you don't want to accept that, that is your prerogative.